A study is to be undertaken to determine the teacher workload in the public schools in a large county in California. The target population is all high school teachers (grades 9 - 12) with at least one year of experience. The county contains a total of thirty-seven public high schools and a total of 4,857 teachers. All teachers selected in the sample will be asked to complete a short survey. Describe a sampling plan that would allow the researchers to obtain the desired information.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Answer is Answers will vary, but cluster sampling is likely to be a reasonable choice. One could randomly select high schools from the thirty-seven and then survey all teachers in the selected high schools.

A Study Is to Be Undertaken to Determine the Teacher